Question

in the following figure pa,pc and cd are tangents drawn to a circle of centre o if ap is 3 cm cd is 5 cm then the length of pc is​

Answer 1

Answer:

length of PC is 4cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

pa,PC and CD be a triangle . Then

using the formula Pythagoras theorem

AP square equal to CD square+PC square

PC equal to CD square - AP square

PC square equal to 5square-3square

PC equal to 4cm

Answer 2

actually it's equilateral triangle so pa = pb cd= cb .so 5+ 3= 8